Flower Allergies

cmk46202 · April 2011

I am having an indoor wedding in 9/12. I have some pretty serious pollen allergies so, to minimize the odds of me having a runny nose on my wedding day, no real flowers allowed! This creates a dilemma for my bouquet though ... I don't want cheesy silk flowers that look fake. One of my former coworkers makes pinwheels that are super cute (customized paper to match my colors). but I don't know if that would look odd in an indoor ceremony. What have other people done in this situation?

ebbowman5 · April 2011

Have you thought about doing a large, single flower? Like your BMs and you could carry a single callalily? I have allergies too and keeping the flowers simple and to a minimum could possibly work for ya. Good luck!

aerinpegadrak · April 2011

You can get nice looking silks, they're just more spendy. More ideas here:

http://offbeatbride.com/2009/03/wedding-bouquets

[Deleted User] · April 2011

I also have allergies, and my sister, who is a BM, has them worse than me.

I'm using all paper flowers:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lunatiger

I ordered a bouquet for myself, and then 150 single flowers to make 5 BM bouquets, FG bouquets, GM/family bouts and corsages, and use the rest in centrepieces. It cost $250 total.

I also ordered some wooden flowers in for reception decor:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/AccentsandPetals

I got a box of 160 non-painted for $25.

This was definitely the way to go for me. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on flowers, and I got them all in early so I don't have to worry about live flowers a day or two before the wedding!

If you really want to use pinwheels, I think they are also cute and a good alternative. Just thought I'd show you my ideas!

Hope that helps!

Alcyone1 · April 2011

tiffbot, I LOVE your flower ideas! I might get some of those wooden flowers, too, to jazz up the centerpieces!
aerin, I've also seen some really interesting posts about brooch bouquets that look really awesome!

achiduck · April 2011

Afloral and Save on Crafts have some really high quality "real touch" flowers. They've very authentic looking, but pricey.

aerinpegadrak · April 2011

I personally did paper flowers as well, but I made them myself. I didn't do them for allergy reasons, but because they were cheaper and totally awesome. Pictures in bio under "Other Stuff".

[Deleted User] · April 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_flower-allergies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:15Discussion:38e67f8f-18e6-4c3d-a443-5fc62ab36628Post:bc82ac3b-93f7-4067-a778-19a10b622f76">Re: Flower Allergies</a>:
[QUOTE]I personally did paper flowers as well, <strong>but I made them myself.</strong> I didn't do them for allergy reasons, but because they were cheaper and totally awesome. Pictures in bio under "Other Stuff".
Posted by aerinpegadrak[/QUOTE]

I attempted.

Etsy became my best friend once I did one ;-) Haha.

OnCloudK9 · April 2011

I have terrible allergies also and am not using any flowers at all. But mostly because I like alternative options better. My mom is making my bouquet out of charms, pins, & other jewlery from family and friends. Here's my inspiration photo below. My FI is having a charm engraved with our initials and wedding date attached to a ribbon for his boutonniere.

Our colors are yellow and green, so we're using lemons and limes for decor at the party. We're also thinking of adding pin-wheels as well!

DramaGeek · April 2011

You could also do something totally different from a bouquet, too. You could carry a Bible or book of poetry, rosary (if Catholic) family heirloom of some sort, candle, a bag/purse/clutch, a handkerchief, large peacocck feather (real or simulated), a foldout fan, or even get into the idea of fall harvest and carry a small pumpkin, ear of multicolor corn (used for decor), or pomander made of pinecones.

And btw, great date - my parents were married on Sept 12. They will celebrate 41 years of marriage this year :-)

paramedic0803 · April 2011

I used silk flowers. Here is a pic. They certainly don't look "cheesy"

cmk46202 · April 2011

The origami flowers are gorgeous! Thank you for the ideas. Glad I am not the only one in this predicament.

aerinpegadrak · April 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_flower-allergies?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:15Discussion:38e67f8f-18e6-4c3d-a443-5fc62ab36628Post:9c7ec30b-b394-4d51-845a-057ceff1f20d">Re: Flower Allergies</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Flower Allergies : I attempted. Etsy became my best friend once I did one ;-) Haha.
Posted by tiffbot1985[/QUOTE]
I was dead set on roses, and the Kawasaki rose beat me into submission. I went through several prototype designs before I found one that was relatively simple and still looked good.

katiebeth17 · April 2011

I'm doing silk flowers, because I love flowers but they don't love me as much $:\$ and flowers is the one thing I wanted to be extravagant on. I found a lady in Pennsylvania who does silk flowers for a reasonable price.

http://www.sharonnagassardesigns.com/

She's so friendly, I can't wait for my flowers to get here!

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